He said: “My English is better than her French but I teach her the words. Mainly the bad words! She teaches me the Geordie.”

It is not known if Cheryl is taking formal French lessons as well as learning from her husband but friends insist she and Jean Bernard have no problems communicating.

As well as teaching Cheryl, Jean-Bernard also wants to get the other X Factor judges speaking in a foreign tongue.

On twitter, X Factor's executive producer Mark Sidaway said: “Congrats to Cheryl and JB. Met him at the Newcastle auditions. Top fella. We shared a Chinese take away as he tried to teach Louis French.”